The only thing that will bring order to the southwest border is bipartisan legislation.

There are people dying every single day from an inability to access food and medicine.

That is correct. And, of course, this is a motion to just proceed to debate. So this isn't final passage. If Members think there are imperfections in this bill, if they want additional restrictions on parole authority, they could vote to…

Thank you for the question, Senator Durbin. As I mentioned, we negotiated this bill in good faith. We negotiated it with the appointed representatives by the Republican conference. Senator Graham was amongst those in those conversations…

That would provide a stronger deterrent as well as remedies for the individuals who may be suffering unfairly or painfully in facilities that are not doing their job right.

I understand your point about the need for independence so you can speak out.

Thank you. My time has expired. This area is of great interest to me and very important in the State of Connecticut.

That would provide a stronger deterrent as well as remedies for the individuals who may be suffering unfairly or painfully in facilities that are not doing their job right.

I am deeply grateful to Senator Sinema, Senator Lankford, Senator McConnell, Senator Schumer, and others who worked with us over the course of 4 months to craft this landmark, unprecedented, bipartisan border security bill that, if…

I know there is another unanimous consent request to be made, so I will be very brief. I have always taken Senator Graham's concerns about parole at face value. In fact, the last 30 days of the negotiations over the bipartisan border bill…

reserving the right to object, I don't think we are in disagreement on the Senate floor on this matter. I think we all agree that noncitizens who are convicted of serious violent crimes--who have committed serious violent crimes--should be…

Wow, the oppressed citizens of Canada, really? We have gone into conspiracy world here in what was otherwise a trajectory of remarkable bipartisan work on this new strange world of cryptocurrency and crypto assets. Now we are talking about…

I understand your point about the need for independence so you can speak out.

Thank you. My time has expired. This area is of great interest to me and very important in the State of Connecticut.

I have 11 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

reserving the right to object, this is an interesting bill to be offered for unanimous consent because it actually does nothing. It does nothing. Why? Because individuals are already subject to deportation for assault--whether they assault…

tomorrow, we are going to have a chance to come together, Republicans and Democrats, to be able to secure our border, make better sense of our immigration system. This is what the American people want us to do. They don't elect us to hold…

I understand your point about the need for independence so you can speak out.